O Christ, thou Lamb of God, that takest away

Full Text

O Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world,
have mercy upon us.
O Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world,
have mercy upon us.
O Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world,
grant us your peace.
Amen.

Tune

The chorale tune CHRISTE, DU LAMM GOTTES was published as the setting for the Agnus Dei in Bugenhagen's 1528 manual. The tune name comes from the opening words in the German text. Ulrich S. Leupold, editor of Martin Luther's hymns and liturgies (vol. 53 of Luther's Works, 1965), suggests that Luther…